Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Barbados
Barbados vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.1 times more in Barbados
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Barbados
Transportation
pay 61.6% more in Barbados
Housing
pay 59.0% more in Barbados
Childcare
pay 50.5% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Barbados

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Barbados are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 8.1 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA739
$31.67
BBD63.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,435
$10.75
BBD21.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA460
$1.79
BBD3.58

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA431
$2.57
BBD5.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,927
$7.32
BBD14.65
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,526
$13.65
BBD27.30

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,919
$7.82
BBD15.64
Monthly public transit pass ?? $51.00
BBD102.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $41,250.00
BBD82,500.00

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pay 59.0% more for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA27,052
$59.67
BBD119.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA246,371
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA172,460
$615.56
BBD1,231.11

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pay 50.5% more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA73,911
$318.06
BBD636.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA690
$2.43
BBD4.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA985
$4.68
BBD9.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$8.70
BBD17.40

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $66.94
BBD133.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $57.50
BBD115.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $142.01
BBD284.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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